Electronic Structure Basis for the Extraordinary Magnetoresistance in WTe2

Author(s): I. Pletikosić, Mazhar N. Ali, A. V. Fedorov, R. J. Cava, and T. Valla

A near perfect balance between electrons and holes explains why WTe₂’s huge magnetoresistence doesn’t saturate at high fields, reaching 13 million percent at 60 tesla.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 216601] Published Wed Nov 19, 2014